for a conception that determines the legitimacy basis of constitutional norms. This has considerable implications for the … legitimacy. That has not yet been met in the European Union, but it might be attained in forthcoming constitutional moments. …

legitimacy of the constitutional set-ups of the EU member states and of the Union itself. Whatever institutional arrangements …

that gave the Convention its mandate) has managed to come up with a solution to the EUs legitimacy deficit. My focus here …, transformative, and moral. Each strategy is developed so as to yield a diagnosis of the EUs legitimacy deficit, which serves as a …

legitimacy-trap. An elected convention would probably be more democratic, because such an institution would be more public as …

The article explores whether the Constitutional Treaty may provide more legitimacy for governance in the European Union … on the use of Union power are suboptimal; the EU's weak 'input legitimacy' is not strengthened. On the other side, the … enhanced legitimacy, the overall picture, albeit somewhat daunting, is not altogether bleak. …